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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
MoRTH allows Sale and Registration of Electric Vehicles without batteries
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways  has allowed registration of electric vehicles without pre-fitted batteries. In a letter to Transport Secretaries of all the States and UTs, the ministry has clarified that vehicles without batteries can be sold and registered based on the type approval certificate issued by the Test Agency. Further, that there is no need to specify the Make/Type or any other details of the Battery for the purpose of Registration. However, the prototype of the electrical vehicle, and the battery  is required to be type approved by the test Agencies specified under Rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.
Attention of the States/UTs has been drawn to the relevant FORMS under Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Viz. FORM-21 , FORM -22  and FORM-22-A , required for the registration of Motor Vehicles under Rule 47 , clearly specify Engine number/Motor number .
The Government is striving to create an ecosystem to accelerate the uptake of electric mobility in the country. It is time to come together to work Jointly to achieve the broader national agenda to reduce vehicular pollution and oil import bill. This will not only protect the environment and reduce the oft import bill but also provide opportunities to sun rise industry.
For the promotion of electrical two wheelers and three wheeler vehicles, there are recommendations brought to the notice of the Ministry to delink the cost of battery  from the vehicle cost. Vehicles could then also be sold in the market without the battery. This will make the upfront cost of the electrical 2 wheeler  and 3 wheelers  to be lower than ICE 2 and 3W. The battery could be provided separately by the OEM or the energy service provider.
Ministry of Defence
Malabar Naval Exercises
The Malabar series of exercises began as an annual bilateral naval exercise between India and the US in 1992. Japan joined the Naval Exercises in 2015. Malabar 2020 saw the participation of the Australian Navy also.
The Malabar Naval exercises enhanced synergy, interoperability and coordination between the four country navies. The exercises highlight the convergence of views among the participating countries on maritime issues and their shared commitment to an open, inclusive Indo-Pacific and a rules-based international order.
The 24th edition of Malabar maritime exercise, hosted by Indian Navy in 2020, witnessed the participation by Indian Navy, United States Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force and Royal Australian Navy.
This information was tabled in a written reply by Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik to a question asked by Shri K Somaprasad in Rajya Sabha today.
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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS CHENNAI BRANCH ORGANISED JEWELLER AWARENESS PROGRAMME IN PUDUCHERRY TODAY
Bureau of Indian Standards is a statutory body functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India. It operates various schemes like Product Certification , Management Systems Certification, Hall Marking of Gold and Silver Jewellery/Artefacts and Laboratory Services for the benefit of the industry and in turn aiming at consumer protection.
Bureau of Indian Standards, Chennai Branch Office  has conducted a Jeweller awareness programme today, 22.03.2023 in Puducherry.
Jewellers Association Presidents from Puducherry, Cuddalore, Viluppuram, Panruti, Tindivanam and many Jewellers from these districts attended the awareness programme.
Smt. G. Bhavani, Scientist-E/Director and Head  welcomed the jewellers and explained the programme objectives. The technical presentation was made by Shri B.J. Gowththam, Scientist – D/Joint Director .
Participants appreciated the BIS initiative on Jewellers Awareness meet. The Programme ended with vote of thanks.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
NHPC conducts e-reverse Auction for the 2000 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Project
NHPC, a CPSU under Union Ministry of Power successfully conducted the e-reverse Auction on 16.04.2020 for the 2000 MW Grid Connected Solar PV Project to be set up anywhere in India. The auction was held in presence of Shri A.K Singh, CMD, NHPC and Shri Y.K. Chaubey, Director .
In a tweet, Shri R. K. Singh, the Union minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, said, “Bid for setting up 2000 MW of solar generation capacity was finalized by NHPC, a CPSU under the Ministry of Power, at a competitive tariff of Rs. 2.55 /2.56 per unit. During lockdown we kept our interaction with stakeholders alive throughvirtual platforms and also brought out new bids.” Shri Singh further said in his tweet that this tariff is the result of several measures which we have undertaken during the past few months to enhance confidence of investors and to promote ease of doing business. We stand committed to minimizing the risk to investors.
The E-RA was conducted amongst 7 bidders with aggregate capacity of 3140 MW. Against the total allocated capacity of 2000 MW, lowest e-RA tariff of Rs 2.55/unit to Rs 2.56/ unit was achieved against the initial quoted tariff of Rs 2.71/ unit to Rs 2.78/ unit. Inspite of complete lockdown in India due to Covid – 19, NHPC successfully completed the E-Reverse Auction.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
ESIC successfully conducts Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0
Cleanliness Drive conducted at 367 places
657 Public Grievances and Appeals redressed
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation,  a statutory body under Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India, observed the Special Swachhta Campaign 2.0 at Head Quarters Office in New Delhi and also in all its Field Offices/ESIC Hospitals and Medical Institutions across the country from 2nd October to 31st October 2022. During the campaign, best practices were adopted in disposing of pending matters and 367 sites were identified where cleanliness drives were conducted.
Besides Cleanliness Drives, pendency on various references from VIPs, Parliamentary Assurances, State Government references were also settled. A total of 657 Public Grievances and appeals were also redressed during the Campaign. Scrap disposal and effective management of Office space was also done.
The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation continuously strives to inculcate best practices to improve its service delivery mechanism while adopting the elements of Special Campaign 2.0 and working on them on regular basis.
The numbers of elements worked upon and disposed during Special Campaign 2.0 by ESIC: -
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Activity
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Total Number of Cases disposed during Special Campaign 2.0
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References from MPs
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36
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2.
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Parliamentary Assurances
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02
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3.
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IMC References 
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Nil
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State Govt. References
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15
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PMO References
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Nil
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6.
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Public Grievances
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379
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7.
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Public Grievances Appeals
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278
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8.
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Cleanliness Campaign
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367
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Space freed 
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4659
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Record Management – Physical Files Reviewed
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3422
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Ministry of Rural Development
Union Minister of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar chairs the 21st meeting of Central Employment Guarantee Council
Shri Narendra Singh Tomar emphasized that Government has accorded priority to creation of assets for water conservation/irrigation and individual assets which would help agriculture sector under MGNREGA
All-time high amount of Rs. 61,500 crore allocated under MGNREGA for the FY 2020-21; Additional provision of Rs. 40,000 crore made for this programme under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to provide employment during the difficult period arising of COVID-19
The 21st Meeting of the Central Employment Guarantee Council, constituted under Section 10 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act , 2005 was held on 02.06.2020 under the Chairmanship of Union Minister of Rural Development, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare and Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar through Video-Conferencing.
Addressing the participants, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar stated that Mahatma Gandhi NREGA is one of the largest employment generating schemes which provides alternative employment to the people in rural areas. The Programme has 261 permissible works out of which 164 types of works are relating to agriculture and allied activities. The Government has accorded priority on creation of individual assets and assets on water conservation/irrigation which would help agriculture sector.
With a view to achieving transparency and accountability, the Government has been taking all steps to achieve 100% payment of wages in the bank account of Mahatma Gandhi NREGA workers and accordingly emphasis on social audit of works. For the Financial Year 2020-21, Rs.61,500 crore has been allocated which is an all-time high. Additional provision of Rs.40,000 crore has been made for this programme under Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to provide employment to the needy workers during this difficult period arising of COVID-19. Under the programme, a sum of Rs.28,000 core has already been released to the States/UTs.
Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, highlighted the good works done under Mahatma Gandhi NREGA by providing employment to rural people during these difficult days. She stressed on more irrigation and water conservation activities under the scheme so that the farmers get benefitted.
During the meeting, all participating members gave their valuable suggestions for improving the scheme. Shri Narendra Singh Tomar assured to consider all the suggestions under the ambit of the Act.
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Gadkari instructs officials to speed up Yamuna Action Plan Projects
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Nitin Gadkari instructed senior Delhi Jal Board  officials to speed up all the projects of YAP-III Projects while chairing a review meeting yesterday in New Delhi.
The meeting was attended by Delhi Chief Minister Shri Arvind Kejriwal, Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Satyapal Singh along with all the contractors, consultants and senior officials of DJB and NMCG.
National Mission for Clean Ganga  has approved eight packages in YAP-III at estimated cost of Rs. 1656 crores. These include four projects in Kondli , three projects in Rithala  and construction of 564 MLD STP in Okhla, Kondli and Rithala projects are regarding rehabilitation of Trunk Sewer and Rising Main. The contracts of four packages i.e. K1, K2, R1a and R2 have been awarded; tenders are under finalisation for three packages i.e. K3, K4 and R1b while bid is to be received for one i.e. Okhla STP.
Shri Gadkari expressed dissatisfaction on very slow progress of these projects. He said that before issuing contract and work order all the formalities like sight survey, tender process, topo graphical survey, land acquisition etc. shall be complete. He said that centre is ready to give all the support but DJB will have to speed up the process. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and DJB senior officials assured that significant progress has been made in last three months in awarding of projects and they will sincerely make efforts to complete all the projects before schedule.
Review of construction of 318 MLD  STP at Coronation Pillar and Interception Sewer Project was also done. Likely time of completion of STP at Coronation Pillar is September 2019 while most of work in interception sewer project will be complete by December 2018. It was decided in the meeting that dredged up material and silt may be used in roads by NHAI and meeting with Haryana and Uttar Pradesh officials should be done for Nallas which are polluting Yamuna.
Review meeting concluded with a resolution to speed up and complete all ongoing projects before scheduled time so that Yamuna, the life line of Delhi, may become healthier & cleaner.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Sarpanches of Vibrant Villages, teachers, nurses, farmers, fishermen invited to attend the Independence Day celebrations
Har Ghar Jal Yojana shramiks from Maharashtra, will witness the Independence Day Celebrations at Red Fort as Special Guests
Around 1,800 special guests from all over India will be attending the Independence Day Flag hoisting by the Prime Minister of India at the Red Fort on 15th August this year.
As India completes 75 years of Independence, sarpanches of Vibrant Villages, teachers, nurses, farmers, fisherman, shram yogis who helped build the Central Vista Project in New Delhi, khadi sector workers, national award winning school teachers, Border Roads Organisation workers and those who helped and worked for the Amrit Sarovar Projects and Har Ghar Jal Yojana Projects, implemented in various parts of the country, have been invited along with their spouse to attend the Independence Day celebrations in New Delhi this year.
Three workers of Har Ghar Jal Yojana, from Maharashtra, will witness the Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort, Delhi on August 15, 2023 as Special Guests. Fifty such workers, along with their families, are among around 1,800 persons who have been invited to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation from the Red Fort. The initiative to invite the people from all walks of life, across India, and be a part of the celebrations has been taken by the Government in line with its vision of ‘Jan Bhagidari’.
Of the 50 workers invited to witness the celebrations, three are from Maharashtra. Chandrakala Meshram, who hails from Lakhapur, in Chandrapur District appreciated the initiative saying that she and her husband are very happy to be invited for the Independence Day Ceremony at Red Fort, New Delhi .
Speaking about Har Ghar Jal Yojana she said that more than 300 families are living in Lakhapur. Before Har Ghar Jal Yojana they had water scarcity in the village. Har Ghar Jal Yojana has helped to solve the water problem and has provided 148 permanent water pipelines in the village. This has helped improve the standard of living in the village.
Another Special Guest from Maharashtra, Prakash Namdeo Mangoankar, who is a Water Supply and Cleanliness Committee member of Grampanchayat Bhatiwade, Bhudargad in Kolhapur district said, “I am thrilled that I have been chosen to witness the celebrations at the Red Fort in Delhi on the occasion of Independence Day. I am thankful to the Prime Minister and the Government for making me a part of this event.”
Elaborating on the implementation of the scheme in his village, he said, “My village is a proud beneficiary of the Har Ghar Jal Yojana. Through this scheme, an ‘Infiltration Gallery’ was created in the river bed which enabled storage of water and year round piped supply to all households in the village. Today all houses in our village have personal taps and each and every person is provided with the entitled 55 litres of pure and clean water.”
Ministry of Electronics & IT
Regulation of Digital Media
To help achieve the aim of making Internet Open, Safe and Trusted and Accountable and to regulate the intermediaries, including social media intermediaries, and in exercise of powers conferred by the Information Technology Act, 2000the Central Government has made the Information Technology  Rules, 2021. These rules cast specific obligation on intermediaries to observe diligence and provide that if they fail to observe such diligence, they shall no longer be exempt from their liability under law for third-party information or data or communication link hosted by them. Such diligence includes the following:
 To inform the said rules to their users to make reasonable efforts to cause the users not to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, store, update or share, among others, information, including information published by digital media on the intermediary platform or such information shared on it by other users, which threatens the unity, integrity, defence, security or sovereignty of India or public order, or prevents investigation, or violates any law;
 To not host, store or publish any information, including information published by digital media on the intermediary platform or such information shared on it by other users, which is unlawful, prohibited by law in relation to India’s sovereignty and integrity, security of the State, public order, contempt of court etc., upon receiving actual knowledge in the form of an order by a court or being notified by the government under the provisions of the IT Act;
 Upon receipt of an order from a lawfully authorised government agency, to provide information or assistance for prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution under law, or for cyber security incidents;
 To have in place a grievance redressal machinery, and resolve complaints of violation of the rules within 72 hours of being reported;
 In case an intermediary is a significant social media intermediary , to additionally observe diligence in terms of appointing a Chief Compliance Officer, a nodal contact person for 24x7 coordination with law enforcement agencies and a Resident Grievance Officer, publishing monthly compliance reports, etc.
No proposal to enact a separate law to regulate the digital media is currently under consideration of the Government.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Experts discuss significance of geospatial information for supporting sustainable development
Experts discussed how enabling people with geospatial information is crucial for supporting sustainable development and the wellbeing of society, as well as for dealing with environmental and climate challenges through digital transformation and technological development at the Second United Nations World Geospatial Information Congress .
David Henderson, Chief Geospatial Officer, Ordinance Survey of the United Kingdom, elaborated on how geospatial technologies are being used in modelling the impact of surface temperature and heat at a plenary session of UNWGIC.
“We are using these technologies to help quantify, qualify, and express the implication of changes in our environment, identifying them through 3 kinds of impacts--- populations as well as infrastructure at risk and visualizing green space," he added.
Ingrid Vanden Berghe, Administrator General, National Geographic Institute, the Belgian national mapping agency, highlighted the significance of looking at sustainable development from the perspective of space which she said “brings a very interesting insight.”
Taking about GPS as a navigation tool, Syed Akbaruddin Dean, Kautilya School of Public Policy, said, “GPS has helped in reducing fuel use 15-21%. We all use it without realizing what our individual pursuits are doing for the world.
“This is just one geospatial application which all of us use, oblivious to the bigger picture that we are contributing to. There is no single other technology in the world that helps in improving fuel efficiency as much,” the former Ambassador pointed out.
“For a developing country like Ethiopia, it is very important to equip human resources with the necessary skill-set because at the end of the day, at the bottom of the innovation and tech, there are people operating,” said Betelhem Dessie, CEO, Anyone Can Code , Ethiopia’s first Artificial Intelligence and robotics lab.
She further pointed out that it is very important to start early, start with kids and the universities, and create a synergy between government and non-government institutions as also private institutions also.
The five-day conference is being hosted by the Department of Science & Technology  and convened by the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management. With the theme of ‘Geo-Enabling the Global Village: No one should be left behind,’ the Second UNWGIC 2022 reflects on the importance of integrated geospatial information infrastructure and knowledge services to support the implementation and monitoring of sustainable development goals.
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Ministry of Education
Union Education Minister virtually inaugurates Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College  Exam Centre of Aligarh Muslim University
Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' inaugurated Examination Centre of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College , Aligarh Muslim University through a video conferencing platform. The examination centre has been built on a government grant of rupees two cores
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister said that even as the world is facing unprecedented disruption due to Covid-19, especially in the fields of education and learning; the Government is committed that our centres of learning and students do not suffer. He said that Aligarh Muslim University  played a pivotal role in the Freedom Struggle and still it denotes a strong sense of patriotism. Its academic excellence makes it an invaluable national asset. Its Medical College beacons a new ray of hope at a time when the Country is plagued by Covid19 pandemic. He congratulated the AMU Vice Chancellor for ensuring the all-round development with continuous positive transformation despite adverse circumstances due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
The Minister hoped that this university will progress seamlessly and scale greater heights and will emerge as a model University at a global level incorporating knowledge, science and technological innovations. The minister observed that the university teachers are corona warriors, who are helping young people remain committed to the vision of education, even during these difficult times.
Shri Pokhriyal highlighted that with the inaugural of the Exam Centre, JNMC's long standing problem has been resolved and I am sure that the medical students of this institute will reach skies and make the Nation proud. He added that JNMC and AMU have the potential to fulfil our vision of making India a Global Knowledge Superpower in line with New Education Policy  aimed at ensuring a world-class education in the country.